battery voltage drops within an hour

bill-e-boy · 02-09-2009, 08:31 PM

guys,

I just charged my batteries - 4 12v on my 06 cc iq ds, batteries are 2006 trojans (black). Is it normal after a complete charge for the voltage across the pack to be 53 volts and then in, about a 2 hour period, without ever driving the cart, the voltage drops to 50.6.

Is that normal?

yesterday, after an overnight charge, we drove throughout the day, and the voltage had dropped to 47 volts.

scottyb · 02-09-2009, 08:33 PM

Yes, that is normal.

scubabud · 02-10-2009, 07:14 AM

The link below is from Trojan Batteries and has a drop down menu under Related Links for the how to's for just about anything concerning batteries.

http://www.trojanbattery.com/Tech-Su...intenance.aspx

dereckbc · 02-10-2009, 09:02 AM

Perfectly normal. You wait for the batteries to rest 6 hours after a charge, and measure the voltage to obtain the State of Charge. For a 48 volt stack you should measure about 50.9 volts for 100% SOC.

02-09-2009, 08:31 PM	#1
bill-e-boy Getting Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 148	battery voltage drops within an hour guys, I just charged my batteries - 4 12v on my 06 cc iq ds, batteries are 2006 trojans (black). Is it normal after a complete charge for the voltage across the pack to be 53 volts and then in, about a 2 hour period, without ever driving the cart, the voltage drops to 50.6. Is that normal? yesterday, after an overnight charge, we drove throughout the day, and the voltage had dropped to 47 volts.

02-09-2009, 08:33 PM	#2
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,410	Re: battery voltage drops within an hour Yes, that is normal.

02-10-2009, 07:14 AM	#3
scubabud Ban Puppy Mills & Stores! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SE Florida Posts: 2,955	Re: battery voltage drops within an hour The link below is from Trojan Batteries and has a drop down menu under Related Links for the how to's for just about anything concerning batteries. http://www.trojanbattery.com/Tech-Su...intenance.aspx

02-10-2009, 09:02 AM	#4
dereckbc Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 240	Re: battery voltage drops within an hour Perfectly normal. You wait for the batteries to rest 6 hours after a charge, and measure the voltage to obtain the State of Charge. For a 48 volt stack you should measure about 50.9 volts for 100% SOC.
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